The PGC Blog

In the biggest game of my collegiate career, I destroyed my knee in a freak accident during warmups. With my season over, I was left with one question: “How do I contribute even while not being able to play?”

I still can’t figure out who recommended PGC to me after my junior year of high school, but I am very thankful they did. I wish I knew about it a season or two earlier.

I’ve been coaching in some capacity (various sports and levels) since 1996 and have been teaching and coaching since 2005. I was drawn to PGC because of the culture. The basketball stuff is amazing, but it’s the leadership and mentality training that’s truly impacted my life (and those around me).

A week or two later, I was back at PGC, back in this other world of basketball positivity. I remember Dena Evans’ talk on mental toughness. I remember all this deep wisdom about controlling momentum in games.

The summer of 1995 was the summer before my senior year in high school. I was a basketball player that at 17 years old, had dreamed of playing in college for 15 years. I attended showcase camps all summer, but saved one week in June to attend Dick DeVenzio’s, Point Guard College Basketball Camp.

All I ever wanted to do was be a college basketball coach. I grew up watching my dad coach football, and saw the daily impact he made on the kid’s he coached. Attending PGC gave me even more inspiration. Seeing how lessons of life and basketball go hand in hand.

Hi, I’m Taylor Vigil and PGC Basketball was my saving grace. Let me explain…when I first heard about PGC, I was a sophomore in college. I attended Scoring College the summer before my junior year with PGC Director Tyler Coston.

All I ever wanted was to be unguardable. But it was hard because I’m slow, unathletic, and have had multiple knee injuries. After going to PGC, I learned the importance of the mental side of the game. I learned how to be a true “student of the game.”